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Rex Rodgers


3* Columbus Blue Jackets -130
3* Nashville Predators -135

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Mreast ncaab thursday thumper

#551 san francisco dons @ #552 san diego torreros 10pm est

play on #552 san diego torreros -7.5 -110 for 3 units

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Bryan Leonard's Mid-American Massacre

513/514 Kent State at Eastern Michigan

PLAY KENT STATE

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trushel
indiana/ regular
usc/ regular

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Guaranteed Pick: Carlo Campanella

Game: Tennessee at Louisiana State Feb 4 2010 9:00PM
Prediction: Tennessee
Reason: LSU (9-12) hosts SEC rival Tennessee (18-4) on Thursday night, but home court advantage won't be enough to get the job done as they've struggled to a 0-7 SU & 1-6 ATS in Conference play, losing 6 of those 8 games by 9 points or more! At 16-4 SU, Tennessee will be one of the toughest Conference opponents they'll met this season and we find LSU at 0-7 ATS at home following back-to-back losses of 10 points or more to SEC foes. Lay the lumber with road Favored Tennessee.
10* Play On Tennessee SEC GOY.

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3* Columbus Blue Jackets -130
3* Nashville Predators -135

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Trent Citron

6 units Tennessee
5 units Cleveland State
4 units Gonzaga

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alatex

Fla+2.5
Valpo +6.5
15* Wash State +2.5

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Jeff Benton

Thursday's Action
15 Dime: SAN DIEGO



10 Dime: TRAIL BLAZERS



San Diego



Can you say “letdown”? Well, the San Francisco Dons will be saying it after this game at San Diego today. See, the Dons are coming off Saturday’s shocking 81-77 overtime upset of 13th-ranked Gonzaga – and when I say shocking, I’m not just talking about the fact San Francisco won outright as a 12-point underdog. I’m talking about the fact the Dons entered that game after three straight losses, including two home defeats to Santa Clara (66-65 as a six-point favorite) and Portland (74-58 as a five-point underdog).



How in the hell did San Francisco spring the upset Saturday? Only think I can think of is the Zags just didn’t take the game seriously and they paid the price. Tonight, though, it’s back to reality for the Dons. They have to go on the road (where they’re 1-10 this year, with the only win coming by three points at Loyola Marymount, which is one of the worst teams in all of Division I), and they have to face an angry San Diego squad that is no doubt looking to deliver a little payback.



It was a month ago that the Toreros, fresh off a nine-point win at Santa Clara to start the West Coast Conference season, went up the road to San Francisco and got pummeled 87-71 despite being a 2½-point road chalk. That set off a five-game SU an ATS losing skid that San Diego finally pulled out of just this past Saturday, when it went to Pepperdine and cruised 66-44 as a two-point road favorite.



Prior to last month’s meeting, the Toreros had won five in a row against San Francisco (3-1-1 ATS). That includes last year’s 73-63 win in San Diego. And while the Toreros are 0-2 SU and ATS in conference home games, they played two of the league’s best teams (Portland and Gonzaga).



The bottom line here, guys, is this: San Francisco got lucky on Saturday, because the Dons really aren’t in Gonzaga’s league. Instead, their talent is more representative of a team that’s 4-12-1 ATS in its last 17 road games, 11-23-1 ATS in their last 35 games overall, 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games as a road underdog and 0-4-1 ATS in its last five as a road underdog of 7 to 12 1/2 points.



Lay the chalk with San Diego, which will play one of its best games of the season tonight and get its revenge by handing San Francisco its eighth double-digit loss away from home this year!





Spurs



Both the Blazers and Spurs have been without their point guards for some time (Tony Parker for San Antonio; Brandon Roy for Portland), and both guys are doubtful tonight. But what this comes down to is each squad played road games last night (San Antonio held off Sacramento 115-113; Portland lost at Utah 118-105), and I trust the young Blazers MUCH more in a back-to-back spot than I do the aging Spurs.



Portland is 8-3 ATS this season when playing the second night of a back-to-back, and that run stretches to 12-3 ATS when you go back to last year. San Antonio is 3-5 ATS this year when playing two straight days. In January, the Spurs had three back-to-backs, and travel was involved in all three. In the first, they followed up an 11-point win at Washington with a 91-86 loss at Toronto (as a three-point road favorite). In the second, they followed up a 20-point home win over the Lakers with a one-point overtime victory at Oklahoma City (as a 1½-point underdog). And in the third, they followed up a 16-point loss at Charlotte with a six-point setback at Memphis (as a 1½-point underdog).



The fact the Spurs are actually favored in this game is a bit perplexing, too. Despite last night’s win in Sacramento (and they failed to cover as a 4½-point favorite), they’re just 9-9 on the road, while Portland is 17-9 at home. Also, the Blazers have won four straight meetings with San Antonio, including both clashes this season (96-84 at home; 98-94 on the road). In fact, in the road victory back on Dec. 23, Parker was on the floor for San Antonio, but the Roy didn’t play for Portland, yet the Blazers won outright as a 12-point underdog!



Finally, while the Spurs are in ATS slumps of 2-5 overall, 2-6 as a favorite, 2-9 against the Northwest Division, 1-6 on Thursday, Portland has covered in six of its last seven after a loss and 30 of its last 42 as a home underdog. And the home team is 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings in this rivalry, with San Antonio failing to cover in its last five visits to Portland. Wrong team is favored here, guys. Take the Blazers.

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5* Portland Trailblazers

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MIKE LINEBACK

4* San Antonio Spurs -2

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Teddy Covers

Detriot U 20* Big Ticket
Valparaiso
Maryland

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Vegas Runner morning moves
564 Southern California 0.0 (-110) Bookmaker.com vs 563 California (double dime)

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Mike Hook | CBB Sides Thu, 02/04/10 - 8:00 PM ƒŠ

double-dime bet 536 Valparaiso 6.0 (-110) BetUS vs 535 Wright St
Analysis: I love me some VALPO today. I think this is the perfect team to back at the perfect time, both situationally and for me personally as well! It's no secret i need a bounceback after the 0-3 day yesterday, and i'm very confident that this Valpo squad will lead us to the winners circle.

First off, let me start by saying that +6 points is far too many. Based on my power rankings alone, this line should be at most a 2 point spread. I have Valpo ranked as a top 150 team, while Wright St. is a top 115 team. The fact that Valpo is the home team pretty much makes these power rankings dead even in my book. I also give more respect to the schedule Valpo has played than that of Wright St. According to my numbers, Valpo has played a top 130 schedule, while Wright St. is at 190. The meaning of these numbers is simply to get an idea of how evenly matched these teams are. I work hard on these acquiring these numbers, as they really help me out over the course of a season. Tonight they have helped out alot, as these numbers show just how much value we have on Valpo!

These teams have already met this year, with Wright St. winning 59-57. Wright St. was a 16.5 favorite, which is almost laughable now considering they played that game less that a month ago. Valpo actually was winning that game 57-48 with about 7 minutes to go before Wright St. finished strong and held Valpo without a single point the rest of the game. Clearly Valpo shouldn't have been 16 point underdogs in that game. Oddsmakers got the line much closer to right when they set this line at 4, yet this line is already back up to 6. What does Valpo have to do to earn some respect?? Valpo has won twice as many games ATS as they've lost this year, going 12-6-1 this year. Valpo is 10-1-1 in their last 12 games this season alone as the listed underdog. This team is solid as an underdog, AND they are playing quite well considering they've won 5 of their past 6 games SU. Considering they were the listed underdog in 5 of those 6 games tells you just how impressive this team really is.

Wright St. is having a pretty decent year,as they are 14-8 SU and have won 3 straight games. But they are only 9-9-1 and a paltry 3-7 on the road this season. Of the 7 times Wright St. has been the favorite on the road this season, they have only covered ONCE this season. The best win Wright St. has on the road this season was their last game against Detroit, which they won by 2 points. Other than that, their other 2 wins come against Toledo and Illinois Chicago, 2 of the 55 worst teams in Division 1. We also have to consider the mentality of Wright St. tonight. They are on the road against a team they've already beaten this year, with a lookahead game to Butler on Saturday. Is Wright St really going to be 100% ready for this game tonight, or will they be caught looking ahead??

I love everything about this game. Valpo has the offense to beat this Wright St. team o„utright tonight. Since their game against Wright St, this Valpo offense has really taken shape, as they've scored more than 80 PTS in 3 consecutive games. One last note on this game that i must talk about is the TOTAL tonight. This line continues to go up from it's opening number, which can only favor Valpo tonight. Valpo is going to look to push the pace, and keep Wright St. from setting up their half court defense. Keep in mind that this total was originally set higher than it was from their earlier meeting. You also must realize that this line has only risen since it opened. I love everything about this game for VALPO, and i'm backing them at +6 for 2 UNITS tonight. Had we not had a rough day yesterday, this had the potential to be a BIG MONEYLINE PLAY. Regardless, let's back the +6 here for 2 UNITS!